Michigan Cercospora Nursery 2021
Nursery Trials
Michigan Cercospora Nursery 2021
| May | 11 | The cercospora nursery was planted on 4/26 | |
| June | 2 | Received a needed 0.33” of rain on 5/28. | https://bsdf-assbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/622021-CER-scaled.jpg |
| June | 25 | Beets are growing well. They are being thinned this week, hopefully finishing thinning next week. | |
| July | 9 | We’ve received about 0.8” of rain since 7/6. | https://bsdf-assbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/july-19-2021-scaled.jpg |
| July | 15 | We inoculated the nursery. | |
| August | 9 | Rated on 8/5. Ratings were between 0 and 4 with an average between 2 and 3 | https://bsdf-assbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8.9.2021-cer-scaled.jpg |
| August | 18 | We rated the nursery. Ratings were between 1 and 6, and most ratings were between 3 and 4. | |
| August | 20 | We rated the cercospora nursery. Ratings were between 2 and 7, and most were between 4 and 5. The photo shows an example of some of the differences we’re seeing in the field. The rating for each plot is on the photo. | https://bsdf-assbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8.20.21-Cer.jpg |
| August | 27 | Rated on 8/26 with ratings between 3 and 8. | |
| September | 2 | Last week (8/26) was our last rating due to regrowth. |